Book
Invisible Man
- Published
- 1952
- Genre
- Classics
- Publisher
- Perfection Learning
- Pages
- 581
- Words
- 177070
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16981.Invisible_Man?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 7.2
- AR interest level
- UG — upper grades, 9–12
- Lexile
- 1400L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 14–17
- Ambleside year
- Years 11–12 · ages 16–20
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
As he journeys from the Deep South to the streets and basements of Harlem, from a horrifying "battle royal" where black men are reduced to fighting animals, to a Communist rally where they are elevated to the status of trophies, Ralph Ellison's nameless protagonist ushers readers into a parallel universe that throws our own into harsh and even hilarious relief. Suspenseful and sardonic, narrated in a voice that takes in the symphonic range of the American language, black and white, Invisible Man is one of the most audacious and dazzling novels of our century.
Collections
Mensa Kids · 9-12Time Magazine 1923-2005
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780812418163
- ISBN-10
- 0812418166
Tags
Character Traits-Self-AcceptanceMensa KidsPeople-African AmericanRecommended Reading-ALA Outstanding Books for the College BoundRecommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 9-12Time Magazine Best Books